That would also make her the half sister of Belgian’s current monarch, King Philippe. Her mother, Baroness Sybille de Selys Longchamps, described an 18-year relationship with Albert — a claim that first surfaced in a 1999 biography about Albert’s wife, then-Queen Paola. But he never took responsibility.”Belgian news outlets noted that as a descendant of the king, Boël presumably would be entitled to a portion of his estate. But under the Belgian constitution, only legitimate descendants of the king and queen enter the line of royal succession. Albert’s wife, Paola, an Italian aristocrat, is popular among Belgians.

Source: Washington Post January 28, 2020 18:14 UTC